Introduction I recently posted [http://viksalgorithms.blogspot.com/2012/06/finding-word- use-patterns-in-wikileaks.html] about using the Wikileaks cable corpus to find word use patterns, both over time, and in secret cables vs unclassified cables. I received a lot of good suggestions for further topics to pursue with the corpus, and

6/18: A follow-up to this post is now available here [http://viksalgorithms.blogspot.com/2012/06/tracking-us-sentiments-over- time-in.html]. Recent Discoveries When I was a diplomat, I was always interested in the Wikileaks cables and what could be done with them. Unfortunately, I never got a chance to look